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"0557,1948. 5 T. F. BURTQN 2,455,555

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Like characters. of g-reference are; used to designate like parts in the specification and through- Referring now to the accompanyin'g drawings in detail, .the-in emiencon is a iaeu stock I, configur ated essentially as shown and provided atthe f'orward end thereof-withabarreiz *ilhe latter is secured to the stock l by fineans 91 t bolts3, and both the barrel andthe stqekf mayloe 'formeclfrcm wood, plastic, orsimilar other-materials.

Provided centrally in the stock I is a vertically extending slot 4, designed to receive a trigger 5.

The latter is pivotally connected to the stock by means of a transversely extending pin 6, and in addition to a finger receiving eye I, the trigger 5 is also provided with a projecting shoulder 8.

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. ended transversely extending recess '9, the purpose of which. will be heireinaiter more iullydescribed;

'Pivotally connected to-the stock 1 adjacentthe breech of the, barrel 2 15 a u-shaped hammer l0,

the legs (I ef-which are provided with't-he i-nturned portions l2. "The latterare rotatably inserted into the. ends of ;an aperture l3, \ivhich extendstransversely through"the stock I. The breech, of the barrel' 2- isprovidedfw-ith a ;transverse ly extending, recessed notch Lon the bottom ofxwhich ispositioned a metallic impact plat-e l5. An, explosive cap=l6, such as is commonly used in conventional toy guns and the like,

isremovably;positioned upon the impact plate l5, and it will; be noted that the sidewalls H of the notch 14 are tapered inwardly at the top thereof in order to retain the cap in position.

The breech of the barrel 2 isalsq provided, forwardly of the notch; 14, with an aperture i8 in which is receivable a stop pin I9, hereinaftr'fto be more particularly described. The forward end or the muzzle ,of the barifielfl is; transversely, concaved as indicated by the refer 'ence character 20, and an elastiebandiFis stretched between the concavedmuzz-lefandtlie atom-mentioned recess -9. When the invention is placed in; operation, the bandZl is stretched into position and ar 'ex-plosive. cap I6 is placed upon the impact plate-l5, as has been already described; The hammer i ii .should'be. in the, position as indicated-by the solid lines in Figure 2, whereuponrt e un is adiness tor use.

13y releasing thetriggerythat is, by 'it into a position indicatedby-the phantomjines fi,

the shoulder 8 associated therewith will iorce the band zl upwardly and disengagethesame from t re es .9:

.Ihe di n aged b nd l b lp opell d i wardly from thegforwardend, of the barrel, and at the same time it will momentarily catch the hammer 20. and h oi et it'io wa dly n th ed.. iot h14. Th im ac o h amme against the plate [-54 win explode th -emit, wherebyt-he discharge of thegun wilhbe con- .cy rentwithan audib re q i. When it is not desiredgto fpropelthe'pandjl through the air upon the discharge ofthegun, the stop pin I9 is inserted into the aperture 18 and the band will be caught on the pin as illushated by the phantom lines 23.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A toy gun comprising a stock having a breech and a simulated barrel secured thereto, said stock having a verticall extending slot adjacent the breech, a'transverse' recess 'atv theupper end of said slot, a trigger pivoted to the stock within said slot and having a projecting shoulderlj' which moves partially into said recess .uponpivotal movement of said trigger, a U-shapedjham-' mer having legs and a web portion, said legs being pivotally secured to said stock in front of the resaid recess, an inturned portion at the free end l5: cess and said web resting on said stock adjacent.

hammer pivoted to said stock between said notch n d s aid recess and swingable forwardly to rest js aid-notch-"and swingable rearwardly to rest 0 said stock adjacent said recess, a concavity at the; end;o said barrel, said recess and concavity adapted to support a resilient element in tension whichds-"eng aged -by said trigger upon pivotal of each of said legs forming a part of the pivotal connection between said; legs and said stock, said stock having a transverse aperture therethrough accommodating said inturnedportions, saidbar rel having a notch in the upper side thereof adjacent its breech and opening through ,th'eside walls of the barrel, the walls of said notch icon.- verging toward the top of the barrel, said hammer web portion resting on said stock betweennsaid recess and said notch, an impact plate on the bottom of said notchffor receiving an explosive cap removably thereon, said barrel having a concave forward end, said recess and said concave end adapted to have a stretched elastic band seated therein, said projecting shoulder adapted to disengage the stretched elastic band from the lower portion of said recess upon pivotal movement of said trigger, the web of the hammer resting on the stock between said recess and said notch so as to be in the path ofan. elastic band released from the recess by movementof the trig- 2o, ,t e

.lease'd'fromsa drecessby movement of sa d trigger, said notch being positioned a proper distance from the pivot point of said hammer so as toreceive said web when said hammer is swung forwardly; I 7 r 2. The combination of elairnl and means for retaining a band upon said barrel after the disengagement thereof from said recess, said means comprising a removable stop pin projecting upwardly from the breech .of said barrel and forwardly of said recessed notch and in the'path of a band.

3. A toy gun comprising astock, a simulated barrel secured thereto, said stock having a slot therein and a recess communicating with said slot for seating an elastic band therein, said slot and said recess terminating at the upperportion of said stock, a trigger pivoted to said stock within said slot and swingable into said recess to urge an elastic band seated in said recess therefrom, a substantially U-shaped hammer having legs and a web, said legs being pivoted to said stock and said web resting on said stock in front of said recessin the path of anel-astic band released therefrom, a notch in said barrel spaced from said recess so as to receive ;theweb of said hammer therein at a predetermined pivotal position of said hammer when said hammer is swung forwardly by an elasticband released from said recess, and means in said notch for retaining an explosive means therein.

movement of said trigger to release the resilient element from said recess, a portion of said hammer. being in the path of aresilient element re- 'ger.,, v V U 5i The combination of claim/1, said barrel having an aperture therein at the top portion thereof between said concavity and said notch, and a pin deta chably received in said aperture for retaining anelastic bandon -said barrel when the band is released'fromsaid'recess.

"6. A toy gun comprising a stock and a simulated barrel fixed thereto, said stock having a slot terminating at the top thereof and a recess communicating with said slot and terminating at the top of said stock, a notch in said barrel at the top thereof and spaced from said recess, said notch having means for retaining an explosive member, a trigger pivoted in said slot and movable to a lposition'partially within's'aid recess, a hammer pivoted tosaid stock between said recess and said notch and being of suchlength as to be selec tively seated in said notch and on said stock ad- J'acent, said recess, a concavity at the end of said barrel; said concavity and said recess being adapted tore'ceive a resilient element so as to be engaged by said triggerupon pivotal movement thereof to release ,the resilient element from the 'r'ecessas a projectile and thereby cause said elementtostrike and urge into said notcha portion of said hammer, which is in the path of travel of a released resilient element, and stop ineans detachably mountedon s'aid 'barrel between said notch'and said concavity', saidstop means extending from the top of said, barrel and positioned in the' path ofthe resilient element when said iesilient element is released L FULTON BURTON.

,7 R tENC SC D j The following references are, of record in the .file of this patent;

' "UNI ED STATES PATENTS lName .Date I Dawes June 13, 1905 "Sperry Mar. 12, 1929 ,Haws June 23, 1931 Number 792,006 1,704,810 1,811,010, 

